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Fri, Jan 27, 2023·PNC Arena, Raleigh

San Jose Sharks 4, Carolina Hurricanes 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 56% of the time.

CAR winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
SJS170931301430
CAR1601631212536

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 15:10SJSOskar LindblomAssists: Evgeny Svechnikov, Steven Lorentz · Tip-in, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:33CARCalvin de HaanAssists: Dylan Coghlan, Jesperi Kotkaniemi · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P3 0:17CARSebastian AhoPPAssists: Stefan Noesen · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P3 6:50SJSNick BoninoAssists: Michael Eyssimont · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–2
  5. P3 11:15SJSMichael EyssimontAssists: Nico Sturm, Mario Ferraro · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–2
  6. P3 18:08SJSMario FerraroENAssists: Michael Eyssimont · Wrist, 0.38 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:23CARSebastian AhoAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, Jalen Chatfield · Wrist, 0.10 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:48CARMartin NecasAssists: Andrei Svechnikov, Brent Burns · Wrist, 0.10 xG4–4
  9. OT 0:55CARMartin NecasGWGAssists: Andrei Svechnikov · Wrist, 0.14 xG4–5
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 4:02CARJordan Martinook: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 8:45SJSNico Sturm: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 19:31SJSNico Sturm: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P3 8:47CARBrady Skjei: Tripping2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
49% to win51% to win
← SJS attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hertl won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSCAR
30Shots on goal36
2.8Expected goals3.2
50Shot attempts70
32Faceoffs won35
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
22Hits14
16Blocked shots12
8Giveaways10
10Takeaways12

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestLindblom – Svechnikov – Lorentz6:36

    xG 0.23–0.06 (79%)attempts 7–7goals 1–1

  2. Couture – Eyssimont – Barabanov10:27

    xG 0.39–0.35 (53%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Bonino – Gregor – Sturm9:52

    xG 0.74–0.72 (51%)attempts 11–16goals 0–0

  4. Hertl – Labanc – Meier15:05

    xG 0.09–0.28 (25%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Megna20:08

    xG 0.66–0.35 (66%)attempts 17–13goals 1–1

  2. Harrington – Benning10:34

    xG 0.44–0.26 (63%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0

  3. MacDonald – Ferraro12:47

    xG 0.62–0.78 (44%)attempts 14–14goals 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Fast – Martinook14:28

    xG 0.30–0.09 (77%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  2. Necas – Kotkaniemi – Svechnikov12:51

    xG 0.97–0.83 (54%)attempts 21–12goals 1–1

  3. Stastny – Stepan – Noesen6:22

    xG 0.23–0.15 (60%)attempts 6–5goals 0–1

  4. Teravainen – Aho – Jarvis12:11

    xG 0.47–0.51 (48%)attempts 9–13goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Coghlan10:15

    xG 0.76–0.49 (61%)attempts 15–8goals 1–0

  2. Burns – Chatfield13:40

    xG 0.51–0.27 (66%)attempts 13–11goals 1–0

  3. Skjei – Pesce21:30

    xG 0.51–0.73 (41%)attempts 19–19goals 0–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

CAR 3.2 xGSJS 2.8 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARSJS

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CAR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CAR is favoured, below it SJS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 98/100 · #33 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.75 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 1% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +51 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 56% of the time.

CAR winsSJS wins

Simulated goal difference (CAR − SJS), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).